Public Auction

The Highlands Collection of British North America – Part Three June 13th, 2019 (Lot 1 – 345)

This extraordinary multi-million dollar holding was built over a period of forty years, with emphasis on acquiring great rarities in superior condition. A concerted effort was made by the collector to secure items for his collection in the highest attainable quality.

Finally surfacing after more than 90 years, archives contain original artwork, numerous essays and proofs, issued stamps often in full sheets and first flight covers, displaying a multitude of variations in imprints, inscriptions, perforations, paper, etc. Many are not documented in the literature and other specialized catalogues.

Postal history will be a dominant feature in our General Sale with fantastic Maritime Provinces colonial era covers; Newfoundland KGV and KGVI eras with a wealth of die proofs, varieties and imperforates in addition to specialized postal history lots; the W. Terry Averbeck collection of Canada Small Queen 1870-1897 Postal History with an excellent array of foreign destinations and rates; and the Vic Willson collection of Canada International Airmails 1919-1941.

Postal history will be a dominant feature in our General Sale with fantastic Maritime Provinces colonial era covers; Newfoundland KGV and KGVI eras with a wealth of die proofs, varieties and imperforates in addition to specialized postal history lots; the W. Terry Averbeck collection of Canada Small Queen 1870-1897 Postal History with an excellent array of foreign destinations and rates; and the Vic Willson collection of Canada International Airmails 1919-1941.

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